Thursday, 8 March 2018

Progressive Web Apps are the Future of Mobility

There is a trend coming in the web development industry which
the top web design and development companies
all over the world are noticing. People are increasingly getting progressive
web apps developed.

The world is quickly becoming a mobile-first one. Businesses
which have realized this fact have already started making a notable presence in
the mobility industry. Mobility is the future, and a lot of this future would
rely heavily on progressive web apps. Businesses having their own apps as well
as those who don’t have their own apps are all looking forward to get
themselves a progressive web app.

Progressive web apps are more than just a new frontier waiting
to be dug and leveraged for enhancing the experience that an existing native
app would provide. They have the potential to make native app development a thing
of the past.

What are Progressive Web Apps?

In 2015, Google introduced progressive web apps (or well, at
least the idea) to the masses. According to them, these apps would have
functionalities and features similar to the native apps. The only difference
would be that these apps would have lesser restrictions than the native apps
have. Since the quality of native apps is fused with the simplicity of
websites, these apps were named Progressive Web Apps.

One could also look at the technology as an extension of the
web experience. It performs the way native apps do while being accessed through
mobile web browsers. This way, you can ensure that more users are connecting to
your app.

In some cases, PWAs have even outperformed native apps when put
to use in an effective and efficient manner.

What Makes Progressive Web Apps the Future of
Mobility?

One of the biggest problems that the native apps have faced is
the needlessly long journey of customer acquisition. Firstly, they have to work
hard to let people know that their app exists. Then they have to motivate users
to download your app.

The entire process is pretty costly. If we use progressive web
apps instead, we wouldn’t need any app store; your users can connect with you
using a simple URL link. In this age of fast and reliable internet, the web is
as strong as any computer and can support all sorts of computing needs. This is
one of the reasons why people are starting to criticize the native apps; native
apps are inconsistent and slow.

PWAs can be shared easily with friends, all you have to do is
send them the link (which, hopefully, isn’t an overly difficult task). Native
apps, on the other hand are difficult to be shared. You can send a link to a
native app to your friends, but the chances of them using the app are low since
downloading and installing native apps takes a lot of time. Most users don’t
even have enough time to spare to install native apps.

Are There Any Famous Progressive Web Apps?

There are plenty! Here are some of the famous progressive web
apps:

●AliExpress:
The e-commerce giant has its progressive web app which helps it improve
retention rates, conversion rates, and visitor re-engagement. The pages load a
lot faster than the website would and the animations are as smooth as those of
the native apps.

●Flipboard:
The news curator uses its PWA to provide users with an experience equivalent to
that of a native app. The users don’t miss out on any feature that they would
get on the website or the native app.